Poultry feeder



Sept. 12, 1933. L. G. WHITQE POULTRY FEEDER Filed Dec.

3 Sheets-Sheet l Invenlor flzmaolizm flilo may Sept. 12, 19 33. L wHlTE 1,926,641

' I POULTRY FEEDER Filed Dec. 15. 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 .14 ltorney Sept. 12, 1933. L. G. wH|TE 1,926,641

POULTRY" FEEDER Filed Dec. 13, 1952 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor flttorney 19 Another object of the invention is to provide theshaft 5, thus nioun'ting'the roof for swinging 6 Patented Sept, 12, I933 1 w re 1. A a POULTRY-FEEDER- I Lester G. Whit,Athens Township, Bradford I I Co I I ntLHPaL- 1 Application December13,'1932 v Serial N0.'647,039 I I I ec ai s." (c1; risiLss) I I I I The pr'esentinvention' relates to new andusevertical bars 'i; The ends of the shaft 6 project ful improvements in poultry feeders; and has for beyoncl the sides of the feeder, as best seen in one of its important objectsto provide, me man- Fig; 2 of the drawings." ihe reference numeral nerashereinafter set fortlLa device of thischar- 8 designates" an anticlinal roof "which projects ,WE. I

acter embodyinganovel construction, combinabeyond theend walls 1 ofthe feeder. -Secured 60* tion and arrangement of parts through the beneath" one of thejjprojecting end portionsof T rn'ediumof which same may heconveniently adthereof 8, as at9, i's.,ahingebracket' 10 which justed to accommodate the poultry regardless of includes downturned ireeend portions 1i which I sizefrom-small chicks to full grown birds. are journal'edon the projecting end portions'of novel means operable bythe'poultry for agitatmovement in a verticalplane onone of the end ing the feedina manner to assure the proper walls l of thefeeder. Astop 1-2 is struck inward j feeding thereofregardless of the mixture. l l y from oneo'f the end portions 11 ofthe hinged a Other objects of the invention, are to provide a bracket 101 agement with the adjacent, 811d 15 poultry feeder which will be isimplein construcwallrl for limiting the swinging movement of the 70 tion, strong, durable, .highly'effi cient and reliable I roof 8 in one direction and forsupportin'glsaid in use, compact} light in weighhstmitary and 'roof in open'posi'tionif which may be manufactured at' lo'w cost. Rising from the Tape "portion of the roof 8,

' All of the foregoing and still further objects at the ends'ofsaid r'o ofrehracketsfi between and advantages of the invention will Ibecomea'pwhich a taut" wire or 41 14 extends. I Rotary 75 parent from a studyofth'e following specification, guards l5iare .journalle ion the wire or rod 14 taken in connection with; the accompanying to'prevent the pouitryr om roosting on top of drawings, wherein like characters of reference the feeder. The guard's9l'l5 are of metal, each 7 designate corresponding parts throughout the guard comprising relatively offset longitudinal several views, and whereinz- Y 1 4 Figure'l is a view partly in'side elevation, and intermediate portion through whichlthe wire or partly in vertical section, showing apoultry feeder 'rod 14 passes, said longitudinal portions terrni constructed in accordance with the presentiinhating 'in oppositelyl extendingj end portions vention. 1 1 through which the wire or "rod 14 also passes, as I Fig. 3 is a view in vertical transverse section The upper portions "of the end wallsl are pro-' through thefeeder. V i I vided with inwa dly inclined, angular slO S'j l6 Fig. i is a perspective view of one-endportion through which the threadedendportions of'rods 5 of one of the adjustable hopper walls. I 17 project. -M0unted" on the rods l'I'and dev Fig. 5 is a detailiview in vertical section'thru (pending therefrom are adjustable hopper iwalls I the. lower portion of one :end portion of the 18 having their upper portions rolled to provide feeder, showing one of the hopper wall guides." tubes 'or eyes s19xthrough which the rods 17 ex- .i .Fig. 6 isa detail View in plan,showing a portion tend. At' their ends the hopper walls 18 termi of the rotary guardnate ininturned flangesfli) which arecloselyad- Fig. 'l is a'detail View in vertical section, showfjacent. the-end walls 1 for preventingthe escape 'ing the means for adjustably mounting the hop- I of feed at theseipoints. 1 1

per walls on the endsof the feeder. l l ,Washers 21 are mounted on the rods 1'7 be- Fig, Sis a detail View intop plan of one of the tween theends of the tubeslor eyes 19 and the agitators. 'l 1 end wa1ls=1. Then; wingnuts 22 are threaded on -be seen that the embodiment of the invention '1, as will be apparent, for frictionally securing which has be'enillustratedis of metal construc-. the hopperwalls 18in adjusted position. v z

tion and'comprises end. walls land comparatively I I Mounted on the inner sides of the end walls 1 short side walls 2 which rise from a bottom 3', said" and on the lower portions of said end walls, are

end Wallsincludinginturhed marginal flanges-1i. inwardly inclined, angularguides 23 withwhich 05 l The uppertportions of the side walls2; are-turned the hopper walls 18 areengaged. I Substantially i inwardly to provide inclined fiangesfi. H I i reversed flanges 24,.are provided on-the lower The reference numeral 6 designates a shaft edges of the hopper :walls la for engagement] I which is mounted horizontally on the outer side with the guides '23.? The guides 23 prevent out- I 0f one ofthe end walls 1- through the medium of ward swinging mov o the pp w l s no,

portions'which are connected by a' right angular Q Fig.2 is a view end elevation thereof; bestseen in Figs. 1 andfi of the drawings. l

Referringnow to the drawings detail, it will the rods 17 and areengageablewith theend walls 9 tially vertical position when'same are adjusted.

It will thus be seen, that, by loosening the wing nuts 22, the rods '17 may be adjusted in the inclined, angular slots16, thus moving the hopper walls 18 toward or away from the free edges of V the inturned guard flanges for increasing or decreasing the width of the feed openings. When the rods 1'7 are moved downwardly in the slots 16,- thus lowering the hopper walls 18, the

' guides 23 will cause the lower ends of the-hopper walls to move inwardly.

Mounted on the hopper walls 18 are feed agi: tators which are. designated generally by the reference numeral 25. Each agitator 25,com-

prises a fiat coil spring 26 from the outer endof which an arm 27rises, said arm terminating, at its free end, in a hook 28 which is engaged in an opening provided therefor in the hopper walls 18. As best seen in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the arms '27"- are suspended by the hooks 28 on the inner.

sides of the hopper walls 18 and the springs 26 project outwardly beneath said hopper walls and across the feed openings above the feed or substantially on the surface of said feed. Extend- .ing inwardly and upwardly fro m the inner ends of the springs 26 are integral, angular fingers "'29, which project between' the hopper walls 18.

In use, the poultry, when feeding from the de vice, will strike the coil springs 26 and move or actuate same, thereby shaking" or vibrating the fingers 29 for 'looseningthe feed between the hopper walls 18. ,Ffhe arms 2'7 may also assist in loosening the, feed. .Still further, the flat coil springs 26 may function to prevent the feed from being thrown out of thedevice.

Mounted on the projecting end portions of the roof 8jWhich-is remote from the hinged bracket 10 is a latch member 30 which is operatively engageable with aprojection31 which is mounted on the adjacent end wall 1 for releasably securing said roof in closed or lowered position. It will thus be seen that the feeder may be conveniently filled by simply disengaging .the

latch member 30 from the projection 31 and swinging the roof .8 upwardly on the shaft 6 until xmovement of saidroof in thisdirection is arrested 'by the engagementof the stop member 12 with the adjacent end wall 1. As previously stated, stop 12 will. support the roof in this raisedv or'opened position. After the feeder has been filled; the roof 8 is,.of course, returned to closed .o'rylowe'red position. The reference numeral 32 designates a partition extending between the side walls 2. "If desired, more than one-partition 32 may be provided. p

It is believed that the many advantages of a poultry feeder constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood,

and although the preferred embodiment of. the

invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and'in'the combination and arrangement of the parts may be resorted to which'will fall within the scope of the-invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, 'whatI' claim as new is:-

walls risingfrom the bottom, the end wallsextending above the side walls,'a roof ,mounted onthe end walls, said end walls having pairs of inclined slotstherein, rods extending between. the

end walls and adjustably engaged in the slots, and

hopper walls mounted on the rods and depending therefrom.

2. A poultry feeder comprising a bottom, side and end walls rising from the bottom, the end walls extendingabove the side wallsQa roof mounted on the end walls, said end walls having pairs of inclined slots therein, rods extending between the end walls and adjustably engaged in the slots, hopperwalls mounted on the rods and depending therefrom, and inclined guides mounted' on the end' wallsandoperatively engaged with the lower portions of the hopper walls.

3. .A feedercomprising a bottom,- side'and end 1 walls rising from the bottom, a'roof mounted on the end walls, said end walls having pairs of inclinedslots therein, rods extending between the 4. A poultry feeder comprising, in combination,

a bottom, end walls rising from the bottom, a roof mounted on the end walls, hopper walls extending between the endwalls and adjustably mounted on said'end walls, poultry actuated feed agitators mountedon the hopper walls, each agitator comprising a substantially fiat coil spring, an arm rising fromthe outer end of the coil-spring, a hook on the free end of the arm engaged with the hopper wall for mounting the coil-spring thereon, and finger'extending from the inner end of the coil spring between the hopper walls. 1 I Z 5. .An: agitator for feeders comprising a substantially fiat coil spring, an arm projecting from the outer end of the coil spring, a hook on the free end of the arm, and a finger extending from the inner end of the coil spring.

A poultry feeder comprising a bottom, side .and end walls rising from the bottom, the end wallsextending above the side walls, a .roof' mounted on the end walls, said end walls having pairs of inclined slots therein, rods extending betweenthe end wallsand adjustablyengaged in theslots', inwardly directed, inclined flanges on the upper edges ofthe side walls, hopper walls mounted on the rods and depending therefrom adjacent the flanges, inturned flanges on the, ends of the hopper walls extending closely adjacent. the end/walls, inclined guides mounted on the end walls and engaged with the lower'portions' .of the-hopper'iwalls for adjustably retaining said coil springs between the hopper-walls. I 1

7. A poultry feeder comprising a bottom, end

and side walls rising fromthe bottom, a roof mounted'on the endwalls, hopper wallsextenda ing betweenthe end walls, said hopper walls being 1. A feeder comprisinga bottom, side and end spaced inwardly from the side walls, and agi- :tators mounted on the hopper walls, said agitators comprising arms mounted on the hopperwalls per walls.

8. A poultry feeder Comprising a bottom, end

walls rising'from the bottom, ashaft journaled horizontally on one of the "end Walls and projecting beyond the vertical edges thereof, a roof, a hinge bracketseoured to one end portion of the roofand including downturned free end portions journale'd on the shaft for mounting the roof on said shaftfor ,swinging v movement in a vertical plane, and side walls rising'from the bottom.

1,926,641 I extending fromthe coil springs between the hop- 7 9. A feeder guard comprising 'standards rising angular end portions, the rod extending through said end portions'and the connecting portion.

LESTER GQpWI-IIT E. 

